Abortion will play a critical role in the 2024 cycle as more states allow ballot measures on the issue ahead of the Nov. 5 election, and for former President Donald Trump, the issue has the potential to be a political landmine.
The former president’s abortion problem is twofold. He must continue to appease Republicans who advocate abortion restrictions while winning over moderate and independent voters who may not be too keen on limiting access to abortion.
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White evangelicals, who largely support restrictions on abortion, made up a third of the people who voted for Trump in 2020. Without that coalition, Trump would have lost to Biden by more than 20 percentage points, according to the Pew Research Center, making keeping their support crucial for
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